Air China

Virgin Atlantic is proud to be a codeshare partner with Air China - China's national flag carrier. Our codeshare partnership with Air China was first launched in July 2006.

Destinations we can connect you to

From/to

To/from

London Heathrow

Beijing

London Heathrow

Beijing (via Shanghai)

London Heathrow

Chongqing (via Shanghai)

London Heathrow

Chengdu (via Shanghai)

London Heathrow

Wenzhou (via Shanghai)

Route map

Connecting flights

Our codeshare partnership with Air China means that we can take you to Beijing from London Heathrow on Air China flights. We can also connect you between Virgin Atlantic’s flight from London Heathrow to Shanghai and Air China’s flights from Shanghai to Beijing, Chongqing, Chengdu and Wenzhou.

At the airport

You can find Air China in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow, North Terminal at London Gatwick, and Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital Airport. At Shanghai Pudong Airport, where you are able to transfer between Virgin Atlantic and Air China, both airlines use Terminal 2.